I put the fan on the mold for 24 hours. The pieces are so cold I couldn't tell if they are dry.

This is a test run. Dan put on the straps.

This is the very first pour so we had no idea if it would leak. So to start we poured in a half cup of glaze. Then Dan turned the mold on different sides running the glaze into all the seam lines. This is a way to plug holes.

Then he poured in the slip while I pounded the sides to remove air bubbles. NO LEAKS!

Clear to the top. Since this is the first pour I left the slip sit inside for 1 1/2 hours.

Then we slowly poured out the remaining liquid slip.

It was turned upside down to dry out over night.

Dan's not just good at mopping he scoops a wonderful cookie. We like them crunchy so half way through I flip them and continue baking. Super crunchy.

Tomorrow we'll see if the mold works and the Ren Clark severed heads are a go. Cheers, Wendy

I've stayed away from the thread for a few days so that I didn't see what I won. Didn't want to ruin the surprise. I haven't gone through the pages yet, but I figured it was safe to look at the last page.

Then he poured in the slip while I pounded the sides to remove air bubbles. NO LEAKS!

It wouldn't be too hard to make a vibratory table / tray / platform to shake the bubbles out.
Just a board, something with a motor screwed to the board, and optionally an offset cam (like in a pager vibrator) on the motor shaft.
Get your minds out of the gutter, you know who I'm talking to.